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>> that's right, kim. here in beijing, north korea has had few friends for a long time, but china has always been one of them. western diplomats believe china could hold the leverage point to solve the situation diplomatically. because china could literally cut the taps off to north korea, with fuel and food supplies. but on the chinese side, they face this balancing act, because china wants the status quo to remain. they believe the dictatorship in north korea could help them here, and provide a buffer against u.s. troops in the korean peninsula. so while china should be the leverage point, they don't want to push too hard. let's hear from moscow and phil black. >> thank you, david. the russian government said its representative and all other foreign ambassadors in pyongyang have been advised by a north korean official to consider packing up their embassies and pulling out their people. this has seemed to taken russia by surprise. the foreign minister here said what is this exactly? is it a direct order f
>> that's right, kim. here in beijing, north korea has had few friends for a long time, but china has always been one of them. western diplomats believe china could hold the leverage point to solve the situation diplomatically. because china could literally cut the taps off to north korea, with fuel and food supplies. but on the chinese side, they face this balancing act, because china wants the status quo to remain. they believe the dictatorship in north korea could help them here, and...
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and not on kim jong-un. we've been hearing that and talking about that for the last several days since this crisis has ratcheted up. i've been speaking to quite a lot of experts, and mike chanoy, who used to be a cnn correspondent and visited there 15 times, who met kim il-sung, and who has been there very recently, he feels the game has changed in north korea. that they're no longer -- they've changed their calculation. they want to be taken seriously as a nuclear state. and so the united states has to come up with some kind of way to deal with this. as he points out and as we know, sanctions, and the, you know, the punishments that have been inflicted on north korea haven't actually worked when it comes to their programs. i mean, they keep testing nuclear devices. and according to the experts, they do get marginally better at it, including their missiles. the united states is not going to go to war over north korea with all those consequences that it would have. so what's the answer? so after this crisis,
and not on kim jong-un. we've been hearing that and talking about that for the last several days since this crisis has ratcheted up. i've been speaking to quite a lot of experts, and mike chanoy, who used to be a cnn correspondent and visited there 15 times, who met kim il-sung, and who has been there very recently, he feels the game has changed in north korea. that they're no longer -- they've changed their calculation. they want to be taken seriously as a nuclear state. and so the united...
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even as kim jung un could order one missile to launch literally at any time. let's bring in our pentagon correspondent. >> officials just told me they were completely caught off guard that this revelation was put out there in an open hearing. the holy grail has always been able to take a nuclear bomb, which we know they have, and making it small enough to fit on the end of a missile. this assess. suggests they may learned how to do so. rev laxs from a new development show he may be capable of following through. the north currently has weapons capable of delivery. >> congressman quoted from a new intelligence assessment. >> whatever it takes to put it on top of a missile. there is some degree of confidence, moderate confidence, that that can be done by north korea. >> and to try to lower temperatures. nobody wants to see a conflict on the korean pe ninsz la. >> if true, the revelations give new weight. >> the u.s. believes north korea has one missile on the launch pad. u.s. officials say after initially raising the launcher, they lowered thursdays. but they're
even as kim jung un could order one missile to launch literally at any time. let's bring in our pentagon correspondent. >> officials just told me they were completely caught off guard that this revelation was put out there in an open hearing. the holy grail has always been able to take a nuclear bomb, which we know they have, and making it small enough to fit on the end of a missile. this assess. suggests they may learned how to do so. rev laxs from a new development show he may be...
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is money to kim jong un? >> money is key. he's got the keep the ee leets happy. >> reporter: north korea has its own version of the 1%. kim needs that money stream to keep them on his side. fortunately for kim, north korea has legal goods and a willing trade partner right next door. who is kim's link to china? >> it has to be jong. >> and jong is part of the family. kim elevated his ufrpg toll number two. he oversees some of the state run trading companies which mine reserves like coal and iron ore. he uses connections to sell minerals to china and the profits come back to kim. >> this is a man that can cut the dweel china. hae he has a lot of credibility with china. >> reporter: trade with china is booming from $1 billion a few years ago to $5 billion now. if you account for the weapons and minerals, how else is he getting money? >> he's getting it through illicit transactions. >> reporter: officials say north korea is exporting illegal drugs like meth, producing knockoffs of popular cigarettes and pharmaceu
is money to kim jong un? >> money is key. he's got the keep the ee leets happy. >> reporter: north korea has its own version of the 1%. kim needs that money stream to keep them on his side. fortunately for kim, north korea has legal goods and a willing trade partner right next door. who is kim's link to china? >> it has to be jong. >> and jong is part of the family. kim elevated his ufrpg toll number two. he oversees some of the state run trading companies which mine...
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you didn't know kim jong-un. do you feel the same love and devotion to him that you felt to kim jong-il, just by watching this television? yes, i feel the same. he looks like kim il-sung, exactly like his grandfather. he's the same. he's doing exactly what his grandfather and his father did. the power of propaganda on a people, the power of a regime. remember, this is a woman who risked her life to get out of north korea, to escape this regime. and she's still having this response. wolf, it is certainly a window into us understanding how north korea can continue to exist. >> it really is amazing when you think about it. kyung lah if seoul, thank you for that report. let's bring back our chief international correspondent christiane amanpour, and fareed zakaria. christiane, you see this love supposedly that even this defector still has for the kim dynasty. what does it tell you about that power, that that family wields over the north korean people? >> well, i think that it's infatuation. i've been there. i was in p
you didn't know kim jong-un. do you feel the same love and devotion to him that you felt to kim jong-il, just by watching this television? yes, i feel the same. he looks like kim il-sung, exactly like his grandfather. he's the same. he's doing exactly what his grandfather and his father did. the power of propaganda on a people, the power of a regime. remember, this is a woman who risked her life to get out of north korea, to escape this regime. and she's still having this response. wolf, it is...
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he's the third of the kim dynasty. a man not yet 30. in charge of the ballistic missiles and the world's fourth largest army. but kim jong-un is an enigma and a dangerous one at that. the youngest son of kim jong-il he had a privileged upbringing while millions of north koreans starved. attending a boarding school in switzerland under a false name. a classmate remembers him as a shy teenager. >> he was very quiet. he didn't speak with anyone. he was competitive at sports. he didn't like to lose. >> he liked basketball and football and video games. his father had served a long apprenticeship before taking over the kingdom. but kim jong-un became a general in his 20s without serving a day in the military. when his father died in 2011, kim jong-un became supreme leader and the propaganda machine went into overdrive. >> they had been trying to establish his expertise, he speaks eight language, he's a military genius. >> reporter: and a leader with the complete backing of the military. in the first public remarks as leader he spoke of the he
he's the third of the kim dynasty. a man not yet 30. in charge of the ballistic missiles and the world's fourth largest army. but kim jong-un is an enigma and a dangerous one at that. the youngest son of kim jong-il he had a privileged upbringing while millions of north koreans starved. attending a boarding school in switzerland under a false name. a classmate remembers him as a shy teenager. >> he was very quiet. he didn't speak with anyone. he was competitive at sports. he didn't like...
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and not on kim jong-un. we've been hearing that and talking about that for the last several days since this crisis has ratcheted up. i've been speaking to quite a lot of experts, and mike chanoy, who used to be a cnn correspondent and visited there 15 times recently. he feels the game has changed in north korea. that they're no longer -- they've changed their calculation. they want to be taken seriously as a nuclear state. and so the united states has to come up with some kind of way to deal with this. as he points out and as we know, sanctions, and the, you know, the punishments that have been inflicted on north korea haven't actually worked when it comes to their programs. i mean, they keep testing nuclear devices. and according to the experts, they do get marginally better at it, including their missiles. the united states is not going to go to war over north korea with all those consequences that it would have. so what's the answer? so after this crisis, which they believe will pass with the north korean
and not on kim jong-un. we've been hearing that and talking about that for the last several days since this crisis has ratcheted up. i've been speaking to quite a lot of experts, and mike chanoy, who used to be a cnn correspondent and visited there 15 times recently. he feels the game has changed in north korea. that they're no longer -- they've changed their calculation. they want to be taken seriously as a nuclear state. and so the united states has to come up with some kind of way to deal...
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then kim jong-un put his forces onldz stand by to strike the u.s. mainland, guam and hawaii and declared a state of war with the south. u.s. stealth fighter jets joined those war games in the region and the threats went nuclear. north korea said it would restart a closed plutonium reactor. and the regime claimed plans for a nuclear attack on the u.s. were ready to go. the u.s. has ordered missile defenses to guam, as fears grow that north korea may be planning a launch soon. we've assembled our own security council here in "the situation room," including some of the more knowledgeable folks about north korea to try to break all of this down for you. joining us now is tommy vietor, he served in the obama white house. he's a former spokesman for the national security council. also joining us, christopher hill, the former u.s. ambassador to south korea. he's now dean of the school of international studies at the university of denver. and retired u.s. navy admiral william fallon. he served as the head of the u.s. pacific command and u.s. central command
then kim jong-un put his forces onldz stand by to strike the u.s. mainland, guam and hawaii and declared a state of war with the south. u.s. stealth fighter jets joined those war games in the region and the threats went nuclear. north korea said it would restart a closed plutonium reactor. and the regime claimed plans for a nuclear attack on the u.s. were ready to go. the u.s. has ordered missile defenses to guam, as fears grow that north korea may be planning a launch soon. we've assembled our...
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is kim's link to china? >> he is part of the family. he elevated his uncle to number two. he oversees some of the state run trading companies which mine reserves like coal and iron ore. he uses connections to sell those minerals to china, and profits come back to kim. >> this is a man who cut the deal with china, has a lot of credibility with the chinese. >> reporter: thanks to kim's uncle, trade with china is booming, from one billion a few years ago to five billion now. >> accounted for the weapons and minerals. how else is he getting money? >> getting money from illicit transactions. >> reporter: officials say they're exporting meth, knockoffs of cigarettes and pharmaceutical drugs, even counterfeiting good old ben franklin. a u.s. official tells us the illicit stuff is still pretty small scale, but the north gets more from tourism and foreign investment from south korea and china. in a country where residents don't pay taxes, and the country is not connected to the international trading market, the offic
is kim's link to china? >> he is part of the family. he elevated his uncle to number two. he oversees some of the state run trading companies which mine reserves like coal and iron ore. he uses connections to sell those minerals to china, and profits come back to kim. >> this is a man who cut the deal with china, has a lot of credibility with the chinese. >> reporter: thanks to kim's uncle, trade with china is booming, from one billion a few years ago to five billion now....
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plus, kim jong-un's family secrets. how he rose to power over his brothers and his insecurities right now and a clear and direct threat to america. very strong words. the troops are preparing for the worst. >>> a u.s. official tells us that a launch of north korea's missiles may be imminent and it may happen without the usual warning to planes and ships in the region. that's a very, very dangerous scenario. defensive missiles are now poised in japan, in south korea and on guam where there are 6,000 troops. the united states says it will track any missiles launched by kim jong-un and quickly decide whether to shoot them down. our correspondents are covering this from around the world. we're being joined this hour and being followed by every new development. first, let's go to our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence for the very latest. >> reporter: wolf, a u.s. official says north korea could test a mobile ballistic missile at any time. what happens after that depends on where that test takes place. the u.s. has been p
plus, kim jong-un's family secrets. how he rose to power over his brothers and his insecurities right now and a clear and direct threat to america. very strong words. the troops are preparing for the worst. >>> a u.s. official tells us that a launch of north korea's missiles may be imminent and it may happen without the usual warning to planes and ships in the region. that's a very, very dangerous scenario. defensive missiles are now poised in japan, in south korea and on guam where...
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who is kim's link to china? >> it has to be part of the family. >> reporter: he oversees some of the state-run trading companies which mine reserves like coal and iron othre. the profits come back to kim. >> he can cut the deal with china. he has a lot of credibility with the chinese. >> reporter: trade with china is booming, from $1 billion a few years ago to $5 billion now. >> we have counted for the weapons and the minerals. how else is he getting money? >> through ill lis it trast transactions. >> reporter: exporting illegal drugs, even counterfeiting old ben franklin. the north gets more from tourism and foreign investment. but wolf, he says in a country that doesn't get any taxes from its citizens and really is not connected to the international world trading market, it's the minerals and the weapons that are the cash cows keeping kim in power. >> chris lawrence, good report. thanks very much. >>> u.s. officials warn one miscalculation could lead to disaster. cnn's tom foreman, will break it down in our vi
who is kim's link to china? >> it has to be part of the family. >> reporter: he oversees some of the state-run trading companies which mine reserves like coal and iron othre. the profits come back to kim. >> he can cut the deal with china. he has a lot of credibility with the chinese. >> reporter: trade with china is booming, from $1 billion a few years ago to $5 billion now. >> we have counted for the weapons and the minerals. how else is he getting money?...
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and kim jong-un's new pal. did dennis rodman have any influence at all on the north korean leader or on his plan of attack? >>> i'm wolf blitzer, and this is "the situation room" special report, the north korean crisis. >>> the obama administration is struggling right now to calm an explosive situation if north korea. as we reported, kim jong-un may be gearing up for a new missile launch soon after weeks of warmongering. take a look at how he's ramping up tensions if the region. >> tensions began to sky robert if mid-february when north korea went ahead with its third nuclear test. imposed punishing new sanctions a few weeks later. the u.s. planned war games with south korea, and the north said it was pulling out of the agreement that ended the korean war. direct threats against america intensified. north korean tv aired a video simulating an attack on the white house and the capital building. in a show of force, the u.s. added nuclear capable b-2 stealth bombers to its military drills with south korea. then, k
and kim jong-un's new pal. did dennis rodman have any influence at all on the north korean leader or on his plan of attack? >>> i'm wolf blitzer, and this is "the situation room" special report, the north korean crisis. >>> the obama administration is struggling right now to calm an explosive situation if north korea. as we reported, kim jong-un may be gearing up for a new missile launch soon after weeks of warmongering. take a look at how he's ramping up tensions if...
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and you see kim jong-un's finger on the red button. that sums up the ngs ati of the world right now. at a point where there are unprecedented threats. we simply have not heard these kind of threats from the north korean leadership for, you know, more than 20 years or so. so they are very concerned. i was fascinated by senator levin and indeed the admiral in charge of the pacific command, admiral locklear, who testified today, that they would not necessarily recommend shooting down a north korean missile unless it was aimed in anger and targeted either at the u.s. homeland or at allies like japan or south korea. that they wouldn't recommend shooting that down, because they are terribly afraid of miscalculation, and generating a wider conflict. they're worried also, because obviously the pressure is on south korea and the new president precisely because of what you were discussing, because they did not respond the last time their ship was destroyed, 46 sailors were killed. they didn't respond when the island was attacked. and so now they
and you see kim jong-un's finger on the red button. that sums up the ngs ati of the world right now. at a point where there are unprecedented threats. we simply have not heard these kind of threats from the north korean leadership for, you know, more than 20 years or so. so they are very concerned. i was fascinated by senator levin and indeed the admiral in charge of the pacific command, admiral locklear, who testified today, that they would not necessarily recommend shooting down a north...
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he'll deliver a direct message to kim jong-un in pyongyang. and we have secret film coming in from north korea. it shows smugglers forming an escape route for the poor and starving citizens. we begin with breaking news. north korea warns war could break out at any moment. there may, repeat, may be new reason to fear that its threats of a nuclear attack are much more serious than we thought. it's a stunning new development, even as kim jong-un could order at least one missile to launch literally at any time. let's bring in chris lawrence. he has the very latest. chris? >> wolf, several pentagon officials just told me they were completely caught offguard by the fact that this revelation was put out there in an open hearing. look, the holy grail for north korea has always been being able to take a fu clear bomb, which we know they have, and making it small enough to fit on the end of a missile. this assessment suggests they may have learned how to do so. kim jong-un has threatened a nuclear strike, and revelations from a new intelligence report s
he'll deliver a direct message to kim jong-un in pyongyang. and we have secret film coming in from north korea. it shows smugglers forming an escape route for the poor and starving citizens. we begin with breaking news. north korea warns war could break out at any moment. there may, repeat, may be new reason to fear that its threats of a nuclear attack are much more serious than we thought. it's a stunning new development, even as kim jong-un could order at least one missile to launch literally...
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>> that's right, kim. here in beijing, north korea has had few friends for a long time, but china has always been one of them. western diplomats believe china could hold the leverage point to solve the situation diplomatically. because china could literally cut the taps off to north korea, with fuel and food supplies. but on the chinese side, they face this balancing act, because china wants the status quo to remain. they believe the dictatorship in north korea could help them here, and provide a buffer against u.s. troops in the korean peninsula. so while china should be the leverage point, they don't want to push too hard. let's hear from moscow and phil black. >> thank you, david. the russian government said its representative and all other foreign ambassadors in pyongyang have been advised by a north korean official to consider packing up their embassies and pulling out their people. this has seemed to taken russia by surprise. the foreign minister here said what is this exactly? is it a direct order f
>> that's right, kim. here in beijing, north korea has had few friends for a long time, but china has always been one of them. western diplomats believe china could hold the leverage point to solve the situation diplomatically. because china could literally cut the taps off to north korea, with fuel and food supplies. but on the chinese side, they face this balancing act, because china wants the status quo to remain. they believe the dictatorship in north korea could help them here, and...
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here he is, it includes visiting the mausoleum where his grandfather, kim il-sung and his father kim jong-il lie in state. jim clancy has the latest from seoul, south korea. jim. >> reporter: brooke, john, yes, there were major celebrations going on this day in north korea to mark the 101st birthday of kim il-sung, the founding father of north korea. kim jong-un emerged from two weeks of absence. he appeared to be flanked by members of his military as he visited the glass encased coffins of his grandfather and his father to pay what the north koreans said was the humblest of respects. meantime, in south korea, people got up, had breakfast and went to work and opened up the newspaper. it wasn't kim jong-un on the cover, no, it was psy and the release of his new single. the media here came under a little criticism because of the way that they have described these lavish celebrations in north korea at a time when so many people there are hungry. the north koreans lashed out at them saying that it was not at all the kind of thing that they should be saying on a day like this. there is st
here he is, it includes visiting the mausoleum where his grandfather, kim il-sung and his father kim jong-il lie in state. jim clancy has the latest from seoul, south korea. jim. >> reporter: brooke, john, yes, there were major celebrations going on this day in north korea to mark the 101st birthday of kim il-sung, the founding father of north korea. kim jong-un emerged from two weeks of absence. he appeared to be flanked by members of his military as he visited the glass encased coffins...
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is money to kim jong un? >> money is key. he's got the keep the ee leets happy. >> reporter: north korea has its own version of the 1%. kim needs that money stream to keep them on his side. fortunately for kim, north korea has legal goods and a willing trade partner right next door. who is kim's link to china? >> it has to be jong. >> and jong is part of the family. kim elevated his ufrpg toll number two. he oversees some of the state run trading companies which mine reserves like coal and iron ore. he uses connections to sell t minerals to china and the profits come back to kim. >> this is a man that can cut the dweel china. hae he has a lot of credibility with china. >> reporter: trade with china is booming from $1 billion a few years ago to $5 billion now. if you account for the weapons and minerals, how else is he getting money? >> he's getting it through illicit transactions. >> reporter: officials say north korea is exporting illegal drugs like meth, producing knockoffs of popular cigarettes and pharmac
is money to kim jong un? >> money is key. he's got the keep the ee leets happy. >> reporter: north korea has its own version of the 1%. kim needs that money stream to keep them on his side. fortunately for kim, north korea has legal goods and a willing trade partner right next door. who is kim's link to china? >> it has to be jong. >> and jong is part of the family. kim elevated his ufrpg toll number two. he oversees some of the state run trading companies which mine...
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you didn't know kim jong-un. do you feel the same love and devotion to him that you felt to kim jong-il, just by watching this television? yes, i feel the same. he looks like kim il-sung, exactly like his grandfather. he's the same. he's doing exactly what his grandfather and his father did. the power of propaganda on a people, the power of a regime. remember, this is a woman who risked her life to get out of north korea, to escape this regime. and she's still having this response. wolf, it is certainly a window into us understanding how north korea can continue to exist. >> it really is amazing when you think about it. kyung lah if seoul, thank you for that report. let's bring back our chief international correspondent christiane amanpour, and fareed zakaria. christiane, you see this love supposedly that even this defector still has for the kim dynasty. what does it tell you about that power, that that family wields over the north korean people? >> well, i think that it's infatuation. i've been there. i was in p
you didn't know kim jong-un. do you feel the same love and devotion to him that you felt to kim jong-il, just by watching this television? yes, i feel the same. he looks like kim il-sung, exactly like his grandfather. he's the same. he's doing exactly what his grandfather and his father did. the power of propaganda on a people, the power of a regime. remember, this is a woman who risked her life to get out of north korea, to escape this regime. and she's still having this response. wolf, it is...
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and not on kim jong-un. we've been hearing that and talking about that for the last several days since this crisis has ratcheted up. i've been speaking to quite a lot experts, and mike cha noi who has visited there 15 times who has met kim il sung, he feels that the sort of game has changed in north korea. that they're no longer -- they've changed their calculation. they want to be taken seriously as a nuclear state. and so the united states has to come up with some kind of way to deal with this. as he points out and as we know, sanctions, and the, you know, the punishments that have been inflicted on north korea haven't actually worked when it comes to their programs. i mean, they keep testing nuclear devices. and according to the experts, they do get marginally better at it, including their missiles. the united states is not going to go to war over north korea with all those consequences that it would have. so what's the answer? so after this crisis, which they believe will pass with the north koreans able
and not on kim jong-un. we've been hearing that and talking about that for the last several days since this crisis has ratcheted up. i've been speaking to quite a lot experts, and mike cha noi who has visited there 15 times who has met kim il sung, he feels that the sort of game has changed in north korea. that they're no longer -- they've changed their calculation. they want to be taken seriously as a nuclear state. and so the united states has to come up with some kind of way to deal with...
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and you see kim jong-un's finger on the red button. that sums up the ngs ati of the world right now. at a point where there are unprecedented threats. we simply have not heard these kind of threats from the north korean leadership for, you know, more than 20 years or so. so they are very concerned. i was fascinated by senator levin and indeed the admiral in charge of the pacific command, admiral locklear, who testified today, that they would not necessarily recommend shooting down a north...
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and kim jong-un's new pal. did dennis rodman have any influence at all on the north korean leader or on his plan of attack? >>> i'm wolf blitzer, and this is "the situation room" special report, the north korean crisis. >>> the obama administration is struggling right now to calm an explosive situation if north korea. as we reported, kim jong-un may be gearing up for a new missile launch soon after weeks of warmongering. take a look at how he's ramping up tensions if the region. >> tensions began to sky robert if mid-february when north korea went ahead with its third nuclear test. imposed punishing new sanctions a few weeks later. the u.s. planned war games with south korea, and the north said it was pulling out of the agreement that ended the korean war. direct threats against america intensified. north korean tv aired a video simulating an attack on the white house and the capital building. in a show of force, the u.s. added nuclear capable b-2 stealth bombers to its military drills with south korea. then, k
and kim jong-un's new pal. did dennis rodman have any influence at all on the north korean leader or on his plan of attack? >>> i'm wolf blitzer, and this is "the situation room" special report, the north korean crisis. >>> the obama administration is struggling right now to calm an explosive situation if north korea. as we reported, kim jong-un may be gearing up for a new missile launch soon after weeks of warmongering. take a look at how he's ramping up tensions if...
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as it has always been in north korea, a kim is everywhere. poring over maps with his generals, scoping out possible targets, even taking up arms himself. here, kim visits with smiling troops who perform a song and dance routine for him, and he tells them to train hard because war could happen at any time. the announcer says we will wipe out our enemies so they cannot survive. the regime is determined to show that north korea is strong and ready to fight, even as it comes down to hand-to-hand combat. north korean television showcases the might of the military and the weapons, including these tanks and missiles that were shown just today, but nobody really knows how many of these were set up, how many were photoshopped, even if these missiles are real. but the message is clear. north korea and kim jong-un are trying to show the world that they're on top and ready for anything. christiane amanpour, cnn, new york. >> so those are the images that they want you to see. what they don't want you to see is what you're about to see and hear. now, as we
as it has always been in north korea, a kim is everywhere. poring over maps with his generals, scoping out possible targets, even taking up arms himself. here, kim visits with smiling troops who perform a song and dance routine for him, and he tells them to train hard because war could happen at any time. the announcer says we will wipe out our enemies so they cannot survive. the regime is determined to show that north korea is strong and ready to fight, even as it comes down to hand-to-hand...
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kim jong-un included. but north continues to warn as long as the south has an attitude of confrontation, it's not going to be possible. everyone it seems is going to have to wait. jim clancy, cnn, seoul. >>> this morning police across europe are on an international manhunt after a brazen prison escape. french authorities say he held four guards hostage at one point and used explosives to blast his way through five prison doors. an arrest warrant has been issued in 26 countries with his name on it. he became notorious for his dramatic style in several armed robberies before going to prison. police say faid is armed and dangerous. >>> at least 33 people are dead after a bus packed with passengers, many of them doctors and nurses, kareened o careened cliff in peru. state media reports the death toll may rise. it happened north of lima. >>> investigators are trying to determine how and why a plane in bali overshot a runway and landed in the ocean. the plane was new and had only been flying since march. amazing
kim jong-un included. but north continues to warn as long as the south has an attitude of confrontation, it's not going to be possible. everyone it seems is going to have to wait. jim clancy, cnn, seoul. >>> this morning police across europe are on an international manhunt after a brazen prison escape. french authorities say he held four guards hostage at one point and used explosives to blast his way through five prison doors. an arrest warrant has been issued in 26 countries with his...
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the day that kim ill sun was born. the grandfather of kim jong un. the leader reverently paid his respects to his ancestors. displayed before north korea's most popular girl band. all of this displayed with absolute blind devotion. >> why is that devotion so important? >> that's all north korea has. if it doesn't have devotion and political support it can crumble from within. >> north korea watcher jasper kim says that's why. when you compare kim ill sun, you can't help but notice a resemblance. >> what can you do? how do you mitigate the risk? well, i think one tactic is basically to make the third generation leader look like the first generation leader. >> on the day his country celebrates its founder, kim jong un has proven he is not his grandfather. >> he's younger and more aggress if. what we know so far is every move he makes it's in bold strokes and high risk, high reward. >> inside korea, is there a sense that this crisis is over? >> it's note over. it's just the beginning. this is not one of those things where a crisis starts, gets hot and c
the day that kim ill sun was born. the grandfather of kim jong un. the leader reverently paid his respects to his ancestors. displayed before north korea's most popular girl band. all of this displayed with absolute blind devotion. >> why is that devotion so important? >> that's all north korea has. if it doesn't have devotion and political support it can crumble from within. >> north korea watcher jasper kim says that's why. when you compare kim ill sun, you can't help but...
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kim jong-un was reported to have been pampered as a young man. sent to boarding school in switzerland, developed an affinity for james bond and the nba, hence the recent dennis rodman visit. he spent virtually no time in north korea's army when his father elevated him to a general's rank in 2010. that was one of the first signs that kim had leapfrogged his two older brothers. why? on the eldest, kim john nam, believed to be about 41. >> he made the mistake of taking his playboy lifestyle abroad and arrested by the japanese police in 2001, trying to go to tokyo and disney world. the japanese police spent hours and hours with him. which means the cia and other intelligence services learned a lot about him. >> reporter: analyst mike green says kim john nan is a gamler, speaks to journalists too much for the family's liking. >> they can't kill him but can't let him run the country. he's not a reliable vehicle for the cult of personality for the stalinist propaganda. >>> then the mysterious middle brother. local media showed this photo claiming it was
kim jong-un was reported to have been pampered as a young man. sent to boarding school in switzerland, developed an affinity for james bond and the nba, hence the recent dennis rodman visit. he spent virtually no time in north korea's army when his father elevated him to a general's rank in 2010. that was one of the first signs that kim had leapfrogged his two older brothers. why? on the eldest, kim john nam, believed to be about 41. >> he made the mistake of taking his playboy lifestyle...
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there is, however, a blind loyalty to the cult of personality, to the deity, to kim jong-un, to kim jong-il, to kim il-sung, the founder of north korea, and whatever they say, goes. so there's this mixed message. i don't believe there's this hatred of america by the north korean people. >> general clark, you were saying in the break that you actually were personally involved in a previous north korean crisis. tell me about that and tell me, is it always the same, is it always the same pattern? >> they broke out of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty. they had a nuclear reactor and under the international atomic energy agency, you're supposed to allow your spent uranium fuel to be inspected because you're not allowed to reprocess it and enrich it. but they would not allow the inspection. this was like 1993. and we moved right toward a crisis. and we threatened to go to the united nations then, the united states did, and the north said, at that time it was kim il-song and he said if you bring sanctions against us, this is an act of war. we did the war briefings at the white house, we were pre
there is, however, a blind loyalty to the cult of personality, to the deity, to kim jong-un, to kim jong-il, to kim il-sung, the founder of north korea, and whatever they say, goes. so there's this mixed message. i don't believe there's this hatred of america by the north korean people. >> general clark, you were saying in the break that you actually were personally involved in a previous north korean crisis. tell me about that and tell me, is it always the same, is it always the same...
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it shows that the kim dynasty is thinking about its next generation and helps kim jong-un come across as more personable and connected to the people. at the same time it gives the 28 or 29-year-old leader an hora of maturity. >> i think announcing his marriage sort of consolidates the fact that he is really a person who is of substance and an adult who can handle whatever it is that north korea has coming at it in the future. the south korean media has been ripe with rumors that she is now a mother especially after she and kim attended a concert in which a johnny mathis song when a child is born. but in a country where most people struggle for hunger, she has no shortage of outfits. she's been seen clutching what appears to be a dior designer handbag. a brand selling for more than $1,000 sell of the demilitarized zone but unattainable to nearly every citizen in her own country. anna coren, cnn, seoul. >> and tonight at 6:00 eastern time wolf blitzer will devote an entire hour to the crisis in north korea. tune in for a special edition of "the situation room." that's at 6:00 eastern ti
it shows that the kim dynasty is thinking about its next generation and helps kim jong-un come across as more personable and connected to the people. at the same time it gives the 28 or 29-year-old leader an hora of maturity. >> i think announcing his marriage sort of consolidates the fact that he is really a person who is of substance and an adult who can handle whatever it is that north korea has coming at it in the future. the south korean media has been ripe with rumors that she is...
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in an unvarnished view how koreans view kim jong-un. >> thank you very much. in a few minutes we'll talk with someone who understands a threat from north korea better than most. plus, nelson mandela out of the hospital. if there was a pill to help protect your eye health as you age... would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin totally dedicated to your eyes, from the eye care experts at bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrients. ocuvite helps replenish key eye nutrients. ocuvite has a unique formula not found in your multivitamin to help protect your eye health. now that's a pill worth taking. [ male announcer ] ocuvite. help protect your eye health. [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour 1 on the first day you take it. claritin® doesn't start working until hour 3. [ sneeze
in an unvarnished view how koreans view kim jong-un. >> thank you very much. in a few minutes we'll talk with someone who understands a threat from north korea better than most. plus, nelson mandela out of the hospital. if there was a pill to help protect your eye health as you age... would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin totally dedicated to your eyes, from the eye care experts at bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrients....
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birthday the country's founder and grandfather, kim jung-un. and on wednesday is margaret thatcher's funeral. protest the former conservative prime minister and even a bizarre campaign to get the wizard of oz song to hit the top of the uk music charts. thursday, rock 'n' roll hall of fame is in focus. rush, heart, donna summer are among the deductees. oh, come on, there we go. so, international cannabis day for some people in colorado where adults can now privately smoke weed. it is expected to host the country's biggest pot rally. the bipartisan gang of eight senators have reached a consensus on an immigration deal and agree to set a cutoff date for citizenship. the eight senators, four republicans and four democrats will announce the details tuesday. under the deal, any undocumented immigrant who entered the country after december 31st, 2011, will not be eligible for citizenship. members of the senate judiciary committee will hold their first public hearing on the legislation on wednesday. it could eventually head to the full senate by june.
birthday the country's founder and grandfather, kim jung-un. and on wednesday is margaret thatcher's funeral. protest the former conservative prime minister and even a bizarre campaign to get the wizard of oz song to hit the top of the uk music charts. thursday, rock 'n' roll hall of fame is in focus. rush, heart, donna summer are among the deductees. oh, come on, there we go. so, international cannabis day for some people in colorado where adults can now privately smoke weed. it is expected to...
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and that is whether kim jong-un is able to maintain his power. what he is trying to do is really create a situation where he solidifies the power base within the military and shows that he is strong against the united states. and, of course, those goals on the north korean side are important to the united states side. >> thank you very much. we appreciate it. of course, that missile launch anticipated really imminently, could happen over the weekend. we're not sure. >>> still to come, the dictator's wife. what we now know about the woman behind kim jong-un. >>> plus, a teenage girl allegedly raped and harassed takes her own life and we have a major development in the case we've been reporting on. >>> a german hacker says he can hijack a plane using nothing but his cell phone. >>> and our shoutout of the night, this is great for a friday. a tiny dog beats the ultimate police. welcnew york state, where cutting taxes for families and businesses is our business. we've reduced taxes and lowered costs to save businesses more than two billion dollars to
and that is whether kim jong-un is able to maintain his power. what he is trying to do is really create a situation where he solidifies the power base within the military and shows that he is strong against the united states. and, of course, those goals on the north korean side are important to the united states side. >> thank you very much. we appreciate it. of course, that missile launch anticipated really imminently, could happen over the weekend. we're not sure. >>> still to...
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april 15th is the birthday of the country's founder kim il-sung. n many are wondering if he'll use his grandfather's birthday to make good on the rhetoric. >>> meantime, secretary of state john kerry is in tokyo for the final stop of a mission aimed at tamping down tensions in the region. here's what he said just a few minutes ago. >> hopefully north korea will hear our words and recognize that for the future of its people and for the future stability in the region, as well as on the peninsula itself, there is a clear course of action that they're invited to take and they will find in us ready partners to negotiate in good faith to resolve this issue. >> in china, kerry pressed leaders to put funneling money to the north and pressure pyongyang to develop nuclear weapons. he went to seoul to reassure south koreans that the u.s. has their back. anna, what is the latest on north korean threats and efforts at diplomacy? >> well, the big news out of seoul here or the korean peninsula, i should say, alison, is that north korea issued a statement to south
april 15th is the birthday of the country's founder kim il-sung. n many are wondering if he'll use his grandfather's birthday to make good on the rhetoric. >>> meantime, secretary of state john kerry is in tokyo for the final stop of a mission aimed at tamping down tensions in the region. here's what he said just a few minutes ago. >> hopefully north korea will hear our words and recognize that for the future of its people and for the future stability in the region, as well as on...
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in the old days there was a relationship with kim il song carried on with the son kim jong il. i don't think the son kim jong-un, the 29-year-old, spent any time with these leaders at all. it's probably safe to say dennis rodman has probably had more face time than the president of china. >> which adds a scariness of all of this is that there is no communication with him even among some in china that might have some economic influence. you mentioned earlier and jim clancy talked about how much north korea craves this kind of publicity, if you will, and that it always wants something in return. and generally gets it. has the president -- has president obama been smart about not getting into this? we've heard from the secretary of state. we've heard from the secretary of defense. and certainly we've sent assets over the pacific. but we haven't heard from the president. why is that? >> well, the president i think is playing the right hand. and that is we've deployed a couple of aegis class destroyers with missile defense capabilities. we have ongoing military-to-military exercises
in the old days there was a relationship with kim il song carried on with the son kim jong il. i don't think the son kim jong-un, the 29-year-old, spent any time with these leaders at all. it's probably safe to say dennis rodman has probably had more face time than the president of china. >> which adds a scariness of all of this is that there is no communication with him even among some in china that might have some economic influence. you mentioned earlier and jim clancy talked about how...
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of kim jong-un. the now-leader reverently paid his respects to his ancestors. on north korean state-run television holiday viewing includes bizarre exercises displayed before a coquettish and popular girl band. concerts where singers proclaimed their love for kim il-sung, a deettety in the nation. all of this displayed with absolute blind devotion. why is that devotion so important? >> it's all north korea has. if it doesn't have devotion, political support from this leader, it can crumble within. >> reporter: jasper kim says that's why, when you compare the all-powerful kim il-sung to kim jong-un, you can't help but see a resemblance. >> he's the youngest leader in the history. how can you mitigate the risk of third generation leader? i think one tactic is basically to make the third generation kim jong-un look like the first generation leader kim il-sung. >> reporter: but on the day of celebration of its founder, kim jong-un has already proven he's not his grandfather. >> he's younger, more audacio
of kim jong-un. the now-leader reverently paid his respects to his ancestors. on north korean state-run television holiday viewing includes bizarre exercises displayed before a coquettish and popular girl band. concerts where singers proclaimed their love for kim il-sung, a deettety in the nation. all of this displayed with absolute blind devotion. why is that devotion so important? >> it's all north korea has. if it doesn't have devotion, political support from this leader, it can...
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il-sung, the grandfather of kim jong-un. perhaps things are escalating here on the korean peninsula. >> secretary kerry was there in seoul and the unknown kim jong-un but the new president park in south korea, what was his message for her and for their government and the people of south korea? >> as you say, john kerry was here yesterday and the united states is a very good friend of south korea, so who is basically pledging his support to this country and said if there is any provocation from the north, the u.s. will be standing right beside it, supporting it and obviously japan. so his message was one of, you know, tough words to north korea, to not go ahead with the missile test and basically to, you know, come to the table and talk. the u.s. would be interested in talking, in entering diplomating talks with north korea if they were serious about denuclearization but this is the problem because we know that north korea is gung ho on developing its nuclear progrwea program. the door for diplomacy has been opened. >> elise
il-sung, the grandfather of kim jong-un. perhaps things are escalating here on the korean peninsula. >> secretary kerry was there in seoul and the unknown kim jong-un but the new president park in south korea, what was his message for her and for their government and the people of south korea? >> as you say, john kerry was here yesterday and the united states is a very good friend of south korea, so who is basically pledging his support to this country and said if there is any...
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we are left guessing, as we always are with the kim. they raise a missile launch, lower the missile launcher. the sense in the region is this is north korea playing games. so the region is left to guess if this will happen. it is saturday warning here. on the weekend they typically do not do this. it's also friday night in the united states. and these launches are a message to america, bottom line. so they don't want to do it when they don't have ultimate news coverage. the maximum news coverage. they're also not expecting that it will happen monday here in asia, sunday night in the u.s. because it's kim il-sung's birthday on monday. they expect if it happens at all, it may be tuesday. this kid, again, he is unpredictable, and thereby, a little more dangerous than his father, anderson. >> obviously we were talking about secretary kerry being in seoul today. the message was clear for him that the u.s. stands with the south. how is that being received on both sides of the peninsula? >> reporter: we're actually having complete silence. we'
we are left guessing, as we always are with the kim. they raise a missile launch, lower the missile launcher. the sense in the region is this is north korea playing games. so the region is left to guess if this will happen. it is saturday warning here. on the weekend they typically do not do this. it's also friday night in the united states. and these launches are a message to america, bottom line. so they don't want to do it when they don't have ultimate news coverage. the maximum news...
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because no official from the united states has met with kim jong-un. no amount of third-hand snippets from diplomats in pyongyang is going to really stand in for what's vital. and that is some kind of knowledge from some kind of top u.s. envoy, not in the administration, maybe, but a top envoy who can talk to kim jong-un at some point. so, yes, that is the problem. they think, the experts, that he is in charge. that he's actually test-fired several things over the last, you know, year or more that he's been in power. that he's shuffled around areas of the military, that he's made speeches on trying to, you know, improve the economy. that, yes, he probably has a good and solid relationship with his generals. and particularly with that famous uncle of his who we've heard so much about. >> it's interesting. i read someone from seoul say the farther one is from the korean peninsula, the more worry about recent developments there is. as a matter of fact, people come up on the subway today saying, gosh, what do you think is going to happen? what's this north
because no official from the united states has met with kim jong-un. no amount of third-hand snippets from diplomats in pyongyang is going to really stand in for what's vital. and that is some kind of knowledge from some kind of top u.s. envoy, not in the administration, maybe, but a top envoy who can talk to kim jong-un at some point. so, yes, that is the problem. they think, the experts, that he is in charge. that he's actually test-fired several things over the last, you know, year or more...
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. >>> just ahead tonight, more threats, more bluster from north korea's kim jong-un. also, a rare and very disturbing look at the lengths many north koreans have to go to to try to escape their homeland. oh, hi thehey!ill. are you in town for another meeting? yup, i brought my a-team. business trips add up to family time. this is my family. this is joe. hi joe! hi there! earn a ton of extra hhonors points with the daily grand promotion and feel the hamptonality. a brand new start. your chance to rise and shine. with centurylink as your trusted technology partner, you can do just that. with our visionary cloud infrastructure, global broadband network and custom communications solutions, your business is more reliable - secure - agile. and with responsive, dedicated support, we help you shine every day of the week. ♪ [ indistinct shouting ] [ male announcer ] time and sales data. split-second stats. [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ it's so close to the options floor... [ indistinct shouting, bell dinging ] ...you'll bust your brain box. ♪ all on thinkorswim from td ameri
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